Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.
Celebrity
Callum Turner May Have Blown His Chances to Be James Bond as Underwhelming Trailer for Romcom Downplays Acting Skills
Ruh-roh.
English actor Callum Turner had been getting a heavy push in the race to fill Daniel Craig's shoes as James Bond.
He even got married...
Celebrity
Brandi Carlile Sails Into Montauk for Lighthouse Show, Introduced by Katie Couric, Followed by Fervent Fans from Venue to Venue Around the Country
No opening act, just Brandi Carlile and co. at the Montauk Lighthouse this week, after a brief, biographical intro by Katie Couric. This...
Movies
Box Office: “The Odyssey” on the Brink of $200 Mil Today in Just One Week, Still With Shows Sold Out Around the Clock, Plus...
LOL. So close and yet so close.
"The Odyssey" will cross the $200 million line tonight after one week in release. It's on the brink,...
Featured
Revealed: Ben and Casey Affleck’s Mom, Chris, Passed Away in May at Age 83, Remembered Fondly as Harvard Racliffe Graduate, Dedicated Political Activist
I was very startled tonight to read that Ben and Casey Affleck's mom, Chris, died at 83 back on May 31st. Her sons have...
Business
A Bridge Too Far? Wealthy Director of $200 Mil Flop “Bolden,” Shooting Epic in Australia About the Building of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge
Dan Pritzker is back!
GNot satisfied with flushing hundreds of millions of dollars down the tubes with his last movie project, the Hyatt hotel empire...
Business
Big Bucks to Put 33 New $tars on Hollywood Walk of Fame: Everyone from Kate Hudson to Cheech & Chong, Sam Elliot, and Raven...
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has announced 33 new names for the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Some are deserved, some are from left field. Some...
Celebrity
Ended Summer: The Beach Boys Cancel 30 Summer Shows “to Recharge” as Original Member Mike Love, 85 Years Old, Deals with Health Problems
Age is finally catching up with all the 60s performers in their 80s.
Now Mike Love of the Beach Boys is ill with something unspecified....
AI
AI Alert: Number 1 Song on iTunes Called “Leave the Lamp on, Lord” by Arthur Hayes, aka Gravel & Grace, is Fake, So is...
It's starting again.
iTunes still doesn't get it. When AI songs and artists hit their charts, they make no distinction.
So now we have a fake...
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